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CDs, BOOKS & PRINTS FOR ALL PLEDGES OVER $40 ARE SIGNED BY MURS & BLAYLOCK------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We're getting close to the finish line! You can now hear two song snippets on the update page! Update #8

We started this journey over two years ago, and now we need your help to get Curse of the Merch Girl out to the world!

Not just that, but to do it in a BIG way.

YUMIKO: Curse of the Merch Girl is both a collection of 10 NEW SONGS from the one and only Murs and a full length graphic novel (broken into 10 correlating chapters), written by Josh Blaylock with art by amazing newcomer Jose Garcia and colors by Jose and Juan Urueta.

We also just added amazing download cards & prints to the offerings, featuring art by DAVID MACK and JIM MAHFOOD!

We need to finish the production on the album, print the comic and with your help, produce a music video which will debut publicly during Comic-Con in San Diego in July!

DJ Foundation (the Insects) provides the beats to each track, and Juan Urueta assists Garcia on colors, featuring a short segment by Dahia.

Unlike most comic book projects on Kickstarter this ENTIRE story is DONE. That means no waiting for a year while we create the book! :) Drawn, colored, lettered and ready to go. 100 pages of story, behind the scene sketches and an interview with Murs & Blaylock. We just want to polish it up with some finishing touches.

Will you help us get this awesome collection of songs, graphic novel and music video into your hands? If so, you can bet this ain't gonna be the last time you see Yumiko. Unfortunately for her, the curse of the merch girl is likely to continue for many more years.

STORY:

Yumiko (Yumi) Morales started life without much, but manages to enjoy her days nonetheless. Now what little joy she does have is about to be stripped away, including her sense of reality.

Yumi thinks she's living the dream life, touring with her boyfriend Dominick's band, Murder Acts, working the merchandise table at each show. But little does she know this rocket to fame comes with a price - a curse - to the benefit of someone else and she's in his way.

Getting away is not an option, because this new threat has an enemy of his own, and now Yumi and Dominick are caught in a centuries-old feud between a couple whose drama and squabbles can literally topple mountains.

When reality starts to crumble around her (or the veil of reality is lifted to show her what is really going on), this cursed Merch Girl may be the only one who can save her friends. But she'll need the help of some unsavory, un-human characters to do so. This book also indirectly supports Project Rectify through Josh.

Fairy tale art by Dahia.

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BUTTON PACKS: 4 buttons featuring Yumi and three other characters from the comic, plus a Twitter shout-out.

Estimated delivery:May 2012

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88 backers

DIGITAL PACK: An MP3 download of 10 new Murs songs & PDF of the 124 page graphic novel two weeks before the public. You also get a shout out on twitter for being an awesome human.

Estimated delivery:May 2012

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PHYSICAL & DIGITAL PACK: A physical CD with all 10 songs, a copy of the hardcover graphic novel with one of the three music download cards randomly inserted, the digital songs and PDF of the book, a .MOV file of the music video two weeks before it goes live on the public websites, and a Twitter shout-out. [International please add $10 for shipping]

Estimated delivery:Jul 2012

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ALL PLEDGES OVER $40 ARE SIGNED BY MURS & JOSH....
PRINT, BOOK, DOWNLOAD CARD & CD: An exclusive 11x17 print of the download card art of your choice, the physical hardcover book (CD, book & print signed) with the matching album card, MP3 downloads of all 10 songs, PDF download of the graphic novel & a downloadable .MOV file of the music video two weeks before the public, a special thank-you in the book, and of course a Twitter hallelujah. [International please add $10 for shipping]

Estimated delivery:May 2012

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T-SHIRT, BOOK, DOWNLOAD CARD & CD: An exclusive T-shirt featuring the download card art of your choice, The physical hardcover book with the matching album card (CD & book signed) , MP3 downloads of all 10 songs, a PDF of the graphic novel two and a downloadable .MOV file of the music video two weeks before the public, a special thank-you in the book, and of course a Twitter hallelujah. [International please add $10 for shipping]

Estimated delivery:May 2012

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PRINT, T-SHIRT, BOOK, DOWNLOAD CARD & CD: The physical CD and hardcover book with the album card of your choice, the 11x17 print of the corresponding album card (CD, book & print signed) , PDF of the graphic novel and a downloadable .MOV file of the music video two weeks before the public, before going on the public sites, a special thank you in the book, and some Twitter love. [International please add $15 for shipping]

Estimated delivery:May 2012

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HOODIE, SHIRT, BOOK, DOWNLOAD CARD & CD: An exclusive, limited edition hoodie custom made for the Kickstarter campaign featuring art from the book, the CD, the physical hardcover book (CD & book signed) with the album card of your choice, a t-shirt (guys or girls) featuring the image, MP3s of all 10 songs, a PDF of the graphic novel and a downloadable .MOV file of the music video two weeks before the public, a special thank you in the book, a copy of Murs' last album Love & Rockets, and some Twitter love. [International please add $15 for shipping]

Estimated delivery:Apr 2012

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34 backers
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COMBO - HOODIE, SHIRT, ART PRINTS: The exclusive hoodie, a shirt of your choice, prints of all three album covers, MP3 of all 10 songs, a PDF of the graphic novel and a .MOV file of the music video two weeks before the public, a UNIQUE (non- album-cover art) print signed by Murs, and Josh, a signed Murs CD of your choice if he has it in stock, and the graphic novel signed by Murs and Josh with the download card of your choice, and a special thank you in the book AND on the back of the album cards. [International please add $15 for shipping]

Estimated delivery:May 2012

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THE DISTRO PACK (bronze): Are you a retailer or distributor who'd like to carry Curse of the Merch Girl? We will send you 18 copies of the book & CD, with alternating, allocated download cards, shrink wrapped together plus two promotional display posters for your store. You will get them at least a month before any other retailers are allowed to order remaining copies left from the pressing. Please send info / links to verify your business & you pay shipping. The other rewards are exclusive to individual pledgers.

Estimated delivery:Jun 2012

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2 backers
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PAID DUES VIP & COMIC MERCH PACK: Everything in the $75 pledge PLUS a VIP pass to Murs' PAID DUES hip hop festival in San Bernardino, California April 7 (and if you can't make it, we will arrange for some free tickets and a meet n' greet with Murs at a show close to you whenever you can get to one). The VIP pass gets you so much stuff you're going to be so inundated with comic book and hip hop shit we are not responsible if your fucking brain explodes. Also... a special thank you in the book AND on the back of the album cards. [International please add $15 for shipping]

Estimated delivery:Apr 2012

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3 backers
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COMIC-CON PARTY & COMIC MERCH PACK: Everything in the $75 pledge PLUS a pass to San Diego's COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL July 12-15 as a guest of Josh's company Devil's Due, and a VIP invite to the release of the Music Video at a venue TBA during Comic-Con weekend, a special thank you in the book AND on the back of the album cards. [International please add $15 for shipping]

Estimated delivery:Jul 2012

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THE DISTRO PACK (A): Are you a retailer or distributor who'd like to carry Curse of the Merch Girl? We will send you 40 copies of the book & CD, with alternating, allocated download cards, shrink wrapped together plus two promotional display posters for your store. You will get them at least a month before any other retailers are allowed to order remaining copies left from the pressing. Please send info / links to verify your business & you pay shipping. The other rewards are exclusive to individual pledgers.

Estimated delivery:Jun 2012

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PAID DUES, COMIC-CON PARTY, AND COMIC MERCH MEGA PACK: everything in the $75 pledge plus a pass to both PAID DUES (VIP) and COMIC-CON as guests of Josh & Murs, and VIP to the MerchGirl event at comic-con debuting the new video, venue TBA, a special thank you in the book AND on the back of the album cards.

Estimated delivery:Apr 2012

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THE MANIAC PACK: YOU ARE A YUMIKO, MURS, COMIC BOOK MANIAC! You get EVERYTHING listed above, PLUS you will get a special "This entire project was made in part possible by..." credit with YOUR name highlighted in the graphic novel and featured prominently on the back of the album card. YOU will have become our big corporate sponsor (you big baller, you).

Estimated delivery:Apr 2012

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THE DISTRO PACK (B): Another one for retailers or Distributors. We will send you 100 copies of the book & CD, with alternating, allocated download cards, shrink wrapped together, a counter-top display kiosk with a sample copy for customers to flip through, and 2 promo posters for your store. You won't get them until after the individual backers, but at least a month before any other retailers are allowed to order. Please send info / links to verify your business & you pay shipping. The other rewards are exclusive to individual pledgers.

Estimated delivery:Jun 2012

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YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR PACK. Everything in the the EVERYTHING PACK. PLUS at the Comic-Con party you will get to jump on stage and perform your favorite Murs song with the man himself!!! After which we will edit and post on youtube and you will be on you way to STARDOM!

Estimated delivery:Jun 2012

Funding period

Feb 21, 2012 - Mar 22, 2012
(30 days)

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